SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
LifeSize, a division of
Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI) (SIX: LOGN) today announced a deeper
collaboration with Microsoft through its product development of a Microsoft®
Lync® Room System. The joint effort with Microsoft enables LifeSize
to deliver a video and collaboration solution that brings the familiar
Lync unified communication experience to the meeting room.
LifeSize is one of four video collaboration vendors participating in the
Microsoft Lync Room Systems program, aimed at developing a new product
category designed around Lync 2013. Today the company introduced its LifeSize®
LRS1000™ for Microsoft® Lync®, a meeting room collaboration solution
that natively runs Microsoft Lync 2013 software optimized for meeting
rooms. By including all of the superior quality components needed for
more productive meetings, LifeSize LRS1000 for Microsoft Lync
provides the familiar Lync user experience and group collaboration
capabilities to conference rooms, enabling more productive meetings.
"LifeSize has been a proud collaborator with Microsoft since 2011, and
we strive to continue to work closely with them to deliver products that
seamlessly interoperate with Microsoft's unified communication
platform," said Matt Collier, senior vice president of corporate
development at LifeSize. "With this announcement of our new LifeSize
LRS1000 for Microsoft Lync, we are making good on our promise to deliver
the best-possible communications experience by extending Lync's simple,
user-friendly interface beyond PCs and mobile devices to meeting rooms
of all sizes."
LifeSize LRS1000 for Microsoft Lync allows Lync 2013 users to
collaborate more effectively across distances with customers, partners
and peers anywhere. The familiar Lync user interface is supported in
this meeting-room based solution, enabling an enhanced collaboration
experience that includes content sharing, voice and video calling.
LifeSize LRS1000 for Microsoft Lync supports voice and video calling on
Lync 2013 and Lync 2010 with a touch-screen control console that
showcases a user directory, calendar and presence information, an HD
camera, stereo microphone and support for up to two touch-displays for
digital white boarding.
"Microsoft's relationship and joint product development with LifeSize is
of great value in our efforts to maximize adoption of unified
communications video and collaboration solutions by everyone." said
Giovanni Mezgec, general manager for Lync product marketing at
Microsoft. "Customers who are seeking a room-based video and
collaboration system that runs Lync 2013 will be pleased with the
seamless, intuitive experience that LifeSize has developed."
Pricing and Availability
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LifeSize LRS1000 for Microsoft Lync will be available to order in the
second quarter of the 2013 calendar year.
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About LifeSize
LifeSize is a pioneer and world leader in high-definition video
collaboration. Designed to make video conferencing truly universal, our
full range of open standards-based systems offer enterprise-class,
IT-friendly technologies that enable genuine human interaction over any
distance. Founded in 2003 and acquired by Logitech in 2009, LifeSize,
with its commitment to relentless innovation, continues to extend the
highest-quality video conferencing capabilities to anyone, anywhere. For
more information, visit http://www.lifesize.com.
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Source: LifeSize
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